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I'll get things started with a few suggestions from my own "To Read" list of books I already have that I'm planning on reading:
Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis
The Pillow Friend by Lisa Tuttle (this is a single title Fantasy)
The Illuminatus! Trilogy: The Eye in the Pyramid, The Golden Apple, Leviathan by Robert Shea
Odalisque by Fiona McIntosh
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Finding a new author every month is also a good idea, though we shouldn't limit ourselves solely to new authors. Bringing in new authors frequently will keep it fresh, and reading old authors (different works) will allow us to revisit favorites and discuss development.
As for posting suggestions, we should setup a designated thread for it. Also, before suggesting a book you should make sure it hasn't already been suggested. Whoever it is that does our bookkeeping will probably be receiving suggestions multiple times each day. It will be easier if they do not need to hunt through every book we have each time they get a suggestion to make sure we have no repeats.
And finally, each book should have a discussion leader. In the SF&F Club, they alternate based on volunteers, which I thought was a good idea. So we might want to start a Volunteer thread, where you can put your name and the books you would like to lead on.
To help Jeanne, here's a list of books I would like to discuss here. I've actually read them all, but others may not have. Oddly enough my "To read" list is full of books further along in a series, lol!
Mistborn by Brian Sanderson
Dragonkeeper by Donita K. Paul
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Through Wolf's Eyes by Jane Lindskold
The Magic of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
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Leslie Ann
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No problem suggesting your own novel Leslie. I look forward to reading it to see what it is like and am just awaiting it to arrive at my local library. It would great to ask you questions about it and get replies from you. I have read numerous reviews already and they vary so am interested to get my own thoughts on your work. Hopefully we will have it as a reading soon.
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I'm curious as to what put E.R. Eddison on your To-Read list. He's not the most commonly known author (though I've read and liked The Worm Ouroboros immensely).
As to suggested reading, I could exhaust several post-a-comment character limits but I've just finished rereading Lloyd Alexander's The Prydain Chronicles, the Book Club omnibus edition, and found it to be at least as good as I remember it from 6th grade.
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Whaaaaat? There are some people WHO DON'T LIKE MY BOOK?!!! I say LASH THEM WITH WET NOODLES!!!(LMAO!)
Seriously, though...
No writer can expect universal praise. I'm just pleased that so many people have enjoyed it enough to ask when the sequel will be out.
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Also, Nine Princes In Amber which I'm sure most people have read, but damn, is it good.
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My husband liked the Nine Princes of Amber but I was unable to get into it. I like some fantasy but really I am a fan of Norah Lofts mostly. Her book Jassy might fit here. (not sure)
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The Crown Conspiracy
DragonSpell
Assasin's Apprentice
Dragons of Autum Twilight
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There are two "hurdles" to enjoying The Worm Ouroboros:
1. A fairly lame framing device where a human, Lessingham, is transported to Mercury (where the Demons, Goblins, etc., live) to witness the ensuing events. Fortunately, he disappears well before page 50 (as I recall, it's been a while), and never appears again.
2. Eddison's prose is extraordinarily ornate, and not for the faint of heart :-) It's reminiscent of Lord Dunsany, Clark Ashton Smith and James Branch Cabell, if you're familiar with any of them.
However, if you (and anyone else who's interested) can get past the hurdles, I think you'll enjoy him. He's certainly not like anyone I can think of writing today.
And this reminds me of another suggestion: The book that got me on to Eddison in the first place, J.B. Post's The Atlas of Fantasy. This nifty little volume is a compendium of maps from a number of fantasy authors, well known and not so well known.
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Maybe a good idea, but as the 2 other books came in at second with the same votes not sure which you would choose ?
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I look forward to discussing my book with you all in January.
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I look forward to discussing my book with you all in January.
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It'll be really cool to have the author's perspective in the discussions! I think that we as readers will get a unique insight into the book we otherwise would not get, and you as an author will really get a good chance to see how the readers interpret what you have written. I think it'll be great!
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I'll post the discussion schedule in the Group heading as follows:
January: Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
February: Griffin's Daughter by Leslie Ann Moore
Shall we have another poll for March? or since we picked one of the two tied for second place books for January, should we put The Light Bearer's Daughter by O.R. Melling in for March and then do another poll for April?
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Please contact me at [email protected] if you are interested.
Thanks to J.J. for this nifty idea!
Leslie Ann
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I have now made a list of nominated books and will use a random number selector to list 10 for the voting poll. To avoid having members adding too many books (eg every book on their 'To Read List') i will limit nominations to 4 nominations per member.
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Blue Moon Rising by Simon R. Green
The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle
The Mabinogion Tetralogy by Evangeline Walton
The Hound and the Falcon by Judith Tarr
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Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A McKillip
The Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
Waterborn by Greg Keyes
and I second the Curse of Chalion.
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Glad you liked it Jane!!
New nominations now added to listing.
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No worries, that problem has been fixed now.
I am trialing a new way of listing and nominating novels for the monthly readings. It is using Listopia and will allow members to add novels themselves and vote for listed novels. Up to 100 books can be added by each member. Add the novels you wish to nominate and vote for here:
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/13...
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/13...
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Sounds good - but I would still do the "run off thing" - maybe take the top 10 then pit them in a poll. Because I can think of a lot of novels to "nominate" but once I had a choice of a few then I could pick from that smaller list more easily.
Yes i agree, the Poll is still the best way to select the final novel for the monthly reading. The Listopia listing is just a better way of allowing members to add novels they wish to read themselves and to see scores and who voted for which novels.
It maybe the Top 10 or a Random 10 like we do now, so the novels selected for the Poll change randomly each month. I just find Listopia is a easier way of making a list of novels, but it does have its problems, such as non members being able to vote on that list.
It maybe the Top 10 or a Random 10 like we do now, so the novels selected for the Poll change randomly each month. I just find Listopia is a easier way of making a list of novels, but it does have its problems, such as non members being able to vote on that list.
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